THE SOCCER CODE

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22438, 19 September 1947, Page 4 (Supplement)

THE SOCCER CODE

CUP FINAL PROSPECTS WANDERERS V. THSSTLE JUNIOR K.O. CONTEST By “Dribbler” The season’s final fixture between district clubs to be conducted by the P.B. Football Association will take place on the Childers Road Reserve tomorrow, when Wanderers and Thistle meet in the final of the senior knockout competition for the Thursday Cup. Both tho clubs liavo occupied tho limelight this your, Thistle having won tho senior championship, while Wanderers annexed the Kirk Cup. In their respective semi-finals

Inst week limy achieved decisive victories and if Ibis is any indication their encounter in tomorrow’s final should provide u fitting climax to competitive club football for the year. A similar knock-out competition has boon arranged for tint junior dubs and this will commence tomorrow with the first round taking place in the morning and the semitinals in tho afternoon. The (inal is scheduled to precede tile Ciisborne Thistlc-Auck-iand Walorsiders match on September 27. Tile last series of games lint one in the schoolboys' competition will also take place tomorrow morning when tho joint leaders in tliis division, Celtic and Intermediate, wilt meet. Tho draw and referee appointments for tomorrow's game is: Schoolboys.—lo a.m.. Te Tlapara v. High School. No. 1 ground, Mr. S. Barker: 10 a.m.,

Celtic v. Intermediate, No. 2, Mr. Ji. ilextable. Juniors. —First Round: II a.m.. R.S.A. v. Rovers, No. 1 ground, Mr. J. Crawford; semi-iinal, 1.15 p.in., Thistle v. first round winners. No. 1. Mr. Ti. Branson; l.lfi p.m.. Wanderers v. I’, and T., No. 2, Mr. W. Underdown. Seniors.—2. Id p.m.. Thistle v. Wanderers, No. I, Mr. R. Unstable. SOCCER KNOCK-OUT In (ho knock-out competition to be conducted by the P.B. Fool ball Association on Saturday, Rovers Club will be represented by the following:—Woodward, Torric. Hill. Sellman. Fletcher, Garlick, Sharpies. Stone, Wells Smith. Gabolinsc.v and Slovens.